Little Acorns Nursery

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents

This provision is good Managers are ambitious and have high expectations of staff. They have taken concerted and effective action since the last inspection to improve the quality of teaching and raise the outcomes for children.

Teaching is consistently good. Staff's interactions with children encourage them to think for themselves, solve problems and test out their own ideas. They observe children carefully to find out what they can do and adapt activities to extend their learning.

Children are happy in the nursery and their good behaviour shows they feel safe. Secure attachments to staff help children to settle and provide ongoing reassurance. Staff sensitively help you...nger children to follow simple routines and older children delight in being independent.

Partnerships with the local school are especially strong and staff work closely to support individual children as they move to the next stage in their learning. They plan carefully for children who attend both settings so there is continuity and breadth in their learning. Parents know what children are learning at the nursery and build on this at home.

Staff work closely with parents to implement strategies to meet individual children's needs. It is not yet outstanding because: Staff do not always make the most of what they know about children's preferences to plan learning experiences that promote very high levels of curiosity and concentration. Managers do not make full use of information about children's development to help all groups of children make consistently high rates of progress.

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